Generally, you will need to have completed a bachelor degree with good grades to be eligible. In rare cases you can be considered with no bachelor degree as long as you have extensive work experience in your proposed field of study. You may need to prove you can speak the language of instruction (usually English language for international programs), and be able to get funding/scholarships to pay for your studies, accommodation, food and other costs. You must be able to get a passport and visa if the study is in another country.

For Myanmar students, you can generally get accepted with a Bachelor degree, although some universities may require additional study. This is because of the 10 year duration of Myanmar high school instead of the more common 12 year duration in other countries. Your chances will probably be higher if you have studied your bachelor degree outside of Myanmar, if you got high grades, and you have work experience. Check with your university to be sure of the requirements.

You may choose to take an English language exam such as TOEFL or IELTS or a high school equivalence exam such as the GED, SAT, or IGCSE. Read through the qualifying exams section to find specific information about available exams and how to study for them.

One way to make your application more attractive to universities and for scholarships is to have a work history related to your subject of study. For example, if you want to study education, you could increase your chances of acceptance to university and getting a scholarship by working as a teacher. This would make you more experienced and knowledgeable and seem more certain that this is the subject that you are really interested to study.